Need help installing on new comp

[Swiss Halberd Pike Landsknecht]

thanks for the info,

good points brought up, and I've def. seen similar posts, similar to what Caravel says about why people see Shogun as the best of the series,

I personally prefer to deal with provinces next to each other in the same area, then lands far away separated by Sea, and so that can explain why Viking Invasion appeals to me more.

Once again (although I knew most likely it'd be the case as was with MTW), good to see the realism in weather with gunpowder units. Those troops can only fire if the weather is clear or light drizzle, but anything stronger than that and their missile capabilities are rendered useless and can only fight hand to hand combat. (slowmatches couldn't take much rain & wind, and it was always a problem if gunpowder was exposed to rain as it could become harder / impossible to fire).

This was never the case in M2:TW (I think), that the Handgonners, etc were able to fire in any weather condition, which was just plain unrealistic. So becuase of that (and mainly the atmosphere from the clouds with weather), STW/MI has my favourite 'atmosphere' of the TW series.

It's interesting as well, as except for MTW/VI (which I got a few months ago), the other games I've only bought in the last few weeks, so I am able to compare the different aspects of the games,

regarding the Throne Room & Videos, so far they work, so that's good.

[MihaiMike]

Okay, hey guys, been reading the Forums for a while, also was registered a few years ago...I'm having some serious problems right now...

I have an old copy of Shogun TW, a copy with which i never had problems...Now a few days ago, i decided to install the game and play it, because i was really in the mood for it...So i install it, everything is fine, but when i open it, surprise, a blank screen appears and it stays like that...I try ALT+TAB, i try to push the Windows button and close the game...It gives me the Not Responding screen after which, my computer REBOOTS...

I know, akward, probably i didn't explain it very well either...But i tried many things, i tried the .mpg files thingy, the Compatibility thingy, i don't have that StarForce installed...And nothing works...:(

Got an AMD Athlon, 1.3+ Ghz, 512 RAM, Service Pack 2, NVIDIA GeForce 5200...


I don't want to format my PC, that's the final solution...But any ideas? I'll also try and buy a new version, but i don't understand why it won't work when it always worked on my PC...

[Spongie]

i tried many things, i tried the .mpg files thingy, the Compatibility thingy, i don't have that StarForce installed...And nothing works...:(

Have you tried the graphics card anti-aliasing thing? If memory serves, that was what got STW to work on my machine. You have to set it to x2, I think?

If it crashes before the intro movie plays, it might be that. There's a way of disabling it which is probably mentioned in this thread - if it's the same as for MTW then all you have to do is to put a blank text file in the game directory and rename it skipcredits.txt

[MihaiMike]

Spongie, it doesn't crash before the movie plays, it crashes before anything happens. Just a black screen appears and it stays like that, and when i try to close the game i get the "Not Responding" screen, i click "End Now" and in a few seconds my whole computer reboots...I'll see if i can solve it with the skipcredits.txt thing...

[Puzz3D]

I have an old copy of Shogun TW, a copy with which i never had problems...Now a few days ago, i decided to install the game and play it, because i was really in the mood for it...So i install it, everything is fine, but when i open it, surprise, a blank screen appears and it stays like that...I try ALT+TAB, i try to push the Windows button and close the game...It gives me the Not Responding screen after which, my computer REBOOTS...

Got an AMD Athlon, 1.3+ Ghz, 512 RAM, Service Pack 2, NVIDIA GeForce 5200...

I don't want to format my PC, that's the final solution...But any ideas? I'll also try and buy a new version, but i don't understand why it won't work when it always worked on my PC...

Have you upgraded your video driver? If so, that could be the problem. Check out this thread. It's suggested that for MTW you should not be using anything newer than the 61.77 video driver for the GeForce FX5200. STW is even older than that. Don't bother buying a new version of STW because the game was never updated beyond what you already have.

[Adam99]

Hi all

managed to find this whilst trying to find some help. I reinstalled my old copy of shogun, and it works fine upto a point. Basically any game i start it gets to turn 3 or 4, autumn or einter and freezes when doing the AI's moves. but it works upto that point. Has anyone any ideas?? Any help much appreciated.

[Wilbo]

It sounds like you can play until the first pop-up message (Farming Results) - do you see the message advising of your funds for this year?

[Adam99]

Hi, no i don't think so, pretty sure that didn't pop up.

[Wilbo]

Sounds odd.

You could try reinstalling incase it is a corrupt file?

I'd also try it with the sound off / a different video mode.